PDLP Chapter 189 English Corner
Chapter 189 English Corner
Chapter 189 English Corner
Zhao Jiamin's radio was quite old, and the fuselage was full of traces of time. Using the dim light at the door of the dormitory, Qiu Huoming picked up the fuselage and looked at it carefully.
The Panda brand B-11 is a 10-band, 14-transistor device. It weighs 7 or 8 kilograms when you lift it.
(Panda Brand B-11)
In later generations, the collection value of this B-11 is extremely high, because only more than 2 units were produced at first, and due to its excellent quality, it has always been the darling of the collectors. Although Qiu Huoming has never played it, his roommate is an enthusiast. She always comes to show off to him intentionally or unintentionally, and he knows a little bit about it.
"The workmanship and quality of this one are top-notch. How did you wear it out?" Qiu Huoming took the radio and looked around.
"I..." Zhao Jiamin hesitated, "Don't mention it anymore. If you can't repair it, just return it to me. Don't lose it..."
"Don't worry, it will definitely be fixed."
Qiu Huoming thought to herself that this radio might be a gift from her elders and it was of commemorative significance to her.
"Okay, then I'll give it to you." Zhao Jiamin was a little relieved. She had found someone to repair this radio once before, but it broke again a few days after it was repaired, and it has been left there unused.
Qiu Huoming turned around and asked, "Where did you get this gossip?"
The power supply part was broken. He wiped the interface clean, but there was still no response.
In the evening, he had self-study in the library. As soon as he and Chen Xi secured a seat, Zhao Jiamin and Ji Songxiang appeared at the door of the study room.
Zhao Jiamin took back her English textbook and said, "Classmate Qiu, you must have a good teacher. I think your English is better than those taught on the radio..."
"Then I'll leave first." Qiu Huoming waved his hand, picked up the radio, and walked quickly to the East 2 dormitory.
The first TOEFL test was held in 1981. There were three locations across the country, and Yangcheng was also used as one of the test locations. This year, the Institute of Engineering sent several international students to study abroad, and all of them took the TOEFL test.
"It's just a little problem. Don't worry. Under Teacher Qiu's guidance, you will make rapid progress."
Qiu Huoming was glad that he had taken a shower. He tidied up his things leisurely, lifted up the mosquito net, got in, yawned, lay back, and thought about what he wanted to do next. It didn't take long. ,Lights went out……
As soon as he put away the tools, Chen Xi and the others opened the door and walked in.
Several roommates groped back to their rooms using the faint light of the emergency lights.
"In the morning, I will continue running and you will continue to practice boxing..."
The next morning, during the morning class, the head teacher directly announced the news that Wen Yuanyi had said last night.
Qiu Huoming smiled and said: "The mission must be accomplished. You should go to bed early and study by yourself tomorrow night. I will save a place for you..."
"I had a fellow villager who was a counselor at school tell me this, and he asked me if I wanted to sign up..." Wen Yuanyi said, "I thought it would be nice to show my face because I can meet many leaders on this occasion. ."
"I was thinking about this just now. All members of our dormitory have signed up this time. These guys are not very good at English, but they are very brave. If we study together, we can encourage each other."
The old rule was that everyone did their homework first. When Qiu Huoming finished his homework, he saw Zhao Jiamin looking through the English dictionary, silently reciting it and taking notes.
Qiu Huoming patted his chest and said, "Keep it with me. If you want to learn at the last moment, you can come to me at any time."
As soon as he finished speaking, there were several rapid footsteps in the corridor.
Qiu Huoming stood under the streetlight and waved on the spot. Zhao Jiamin slowly slowed down and stopped when he reached his side. "Good morning." The little girl smiled and said hello to him, and then she held the bag in her hand. "Xu Guozhang English" was handed to Qiu Huoming.
She didn't bring much with her when she lived on campus this time. When she went back to get her things a few days ago, she saw them and brought them to school.
Qiu Huoming looked around with satisfaction, his morale was ready.
This kind of feeling will be even more precious in the future career of social animals.
The current English textbook in colleges and universities is still "Xu Guozhang English", which is used as a public English course.
During the intermission, he glanced at Chen Xi, who had been silent, and discovered that he had marked English conversations in Chinese on his notebook.
"Our school wants to recruit students who are good at English. We will receive foreign guests at the Autumn Canton Fair. I heard there are many subsidies..."
Several people carried their rice bags to the cafeteria and found that there were several new varieties of breakfast in the cafeteria, including 'glutinous rice chicken' and 'barbecued pork buns', as well as 'rice rolls'. Everyone was talking about it for a while. They heard that it was the school In order to improve the food, several chefs were specially hired.
Qiu Huoming leaned in to read it. He wrote on the paper: [Hello, welcome to the Canton Fair, which is transliterated as: Hello, welcome to the Canton Fair from Com Rabbit.]
Qiu Huoming held back his laughter, he had used this method before when he was in junior high school, but he abandoned it after being severely criticized by his teacher. Although this method can help him remember pronunciation quickly, it is not helpful for future studies.
In the current social environment, English has not yet been given full attention, but the top leaders have noticed it and have made corresponding adjustments in the college entrance examination.
"There are also female examiners. If you don't practice, don't even think about passing the speaking level..."
Chen Xi shouted: "Let's sign up too, maybe others are not as good as us..."
Zhao Jiamin wrote after this sentence: [Well, it would be nice to see the world]
The teaching materials of the "Learn With Me" column were not published separately, but were published in "China Television News". Therefore, the sales volume of "China Television News" this year suddenly increased by hundreds of thousands of copies.
Wen Yuanyi patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, for the subsidy!"
Yang Shijun scratched the back of his head honestly, "I'm just afraid that I won't be able to say a word by then."
Life in a dormitory is like this. Everyone is noisy, dislikes being together, and will be missed when we leave.
When Qiu Huoming heard the noise, he turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhao Jiamin tied the towel again, "I can't help it. Seriously, I have only been exposed to English for two years in high school, and I am still a mute in English. I have no problem writing sentence patterns or articles, but it is difficult to speak out. Don't laugh at me for a while. …”
Qiu Huoming proceeds step by step, starting from the greetings when we first met...
Qiu Huoming took out the tools and started to disassemble the machine.
"I was worried that no one would practice with me! Monitor, you came in time!" Chen Xi jumped up on the spot.
"A cadre is nothing but a pawn..." Qiu Huoming put away the radio and stood up.
"You may say that you may not be selected, it needs to be reviewed..."
This is not over yet. Those who pass the interview will have to report to the organizer for a second interview together with students from other universities.
Yang Shijun was in a good mood recently, with constant smiles on his face, "I'm going to take a shower first..." After saying that, he hurriedly took the washbasin and towel and walked out.
Qiu Huoming put away the textbook and said: "Classmate Zhao, I personally feel that this book is just basic knowledge and is not very helpful for speaking."
Qiu Huoming tore off a page and wrote: [You also signed up? Canton Fair]
Qiu Huoming grinned, showing a few big white teeth, "Teacher Qiu will definitely achieve his mission!"
All members of Qiu Huoming's dormitory have signed up, and a total of 10 people in the class have signed up. The assessment will be on this Sunday morning, with a written test first, and the results will be released next week. Those who meet the criteria will go to the next interview on the spot.
"Okay."
The autumn start time is October 10th and ends on November 15th. Now in mid-to-late September, there are not many days left.
Before 82, there were almost no practical English teaching materials in China. In January 82, CCTV launched an English situational column called "Learn from Me". As soon as this column was launched, it was popular among English lovers, but These days, not many people in small places have TVs. From this point alone, big cities have an advantage.
The image of his foreign teacher came to mind. In his previous life, he was the foreign teacher who taught English for four years in college. He had a lively temperament, and almost no one dozed off in his class. The standard for a good teacher at that time was, That means students don’t fall asleep in class...
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Then I'll sign up too."
[I have also signed up, do I need to practice conversation with you? 】
Wen Yuanyi put down his schoolbag and approached Qiu Huoming, "Squad leader, I heard a piece of gossip today..."
"..."
The two of them stood under the street lamp, talking to each other one by one... until the sun rose in the sky, and then they stopped.
"It's over, I can't speak English but I can write it!" Chen Xi wailed.
Wen Yuanyi's heart moved, "Yes, our English is average, and others may not be better than us. Sign up, sign up!"
"Ask Brother Shi Jun later, he is very concerned about the subsidy." Wen Yuanyi said with a smile.
Qiu Huoming laughed, "That's right, my teacher is awesome..."
【okay! 】
In the 1977 college entrance examination, only candidates applying for foreign language majors were required to take the foreign language test. In 1979, 10% of the foreign language score in the college entrance examination was included in the total score. In 1982, the year when Qiu Huoming took the college entrance examination, English was calculated as 70%. Into the total score.
Early the next morning, Qiu Huoming ran all the way along the East Lake to the northeast corner, which was relatively quiet, and behind him was the woods where he usually boxed.
After taking a shower and returning to the dormitory, he told the people about how they got together to practice speaking, and the people in the dormitory were immediately overjoyed.
[Okay, how about a morning jog tomorrow? The northeast corner of East Lake? 】
Qiu Huoming took back the paper, opened the radio book, and started reading.
Chen Xi also came over after hearing this, "What's the news?"
Everyone was working hard today. When the lights in the dormitory were turned off, there were still some students holding books and reading under the outdoor street lights.
"What about this morning?" Qiu Huo asked without leaving any trace.
At the end of the day, almost all the English books in the library were plundered, especially all kinds of English dictionaries. Qiu Huoming could hear people talking to the big trees while walking on the road. This was to exercise his courage and speaking skills. .
"You know I practice boxing?"
"Pfft" Zhao Jiamin laughed, "Teacher Qiu..."
Yang Shijun gritted his teeth and echoed: "For subsidies!"
After hanging up his clothes, he put away his things and returned to his desk. He took a look out the window and saw an endless stream of students in groups of three and two.
At this time, the Canton Fair has changed from being run by the state to being responsible for its own profits and losses. Based on the turnover in previous years, the Canton Fair has the confidence to do so.
Qiu Huoming and Zhao Jiamin walked side by side along the East Lake towards the dormitory.
"Then...my speaking depends on you..." Zhao Jiamin tilted her head slightly and looked at him.
On the way back to Dong 2, Qiu Huoming was walking like a wind, and he was in high spirits for a while.
Open the case, and sure enough, the connection of the power cord inside is broken. Just use a soldering iron to reconnect it. After the power is turned on, check if there are any other problems inside. This model was produced in 73 and only has the DC part.
"Do you think there's something wrong with my pronunciation just now?" Zhao Jiamin suddenly asked after walking halfway.
Qiu Huoming sat on the chair and started to install the batteries in the radio. Then he turned on the radio, but there was no response from the radio.
For Qiu Huoming, this was an opportunity and one of his trump cards. He held his chin and thought about it. He planned to introduce the concept of 'English Corner' in this student union election.
It didn't take long before I saw Zhao Jiamin's figure appearing around the corner. She was wearing a sportswear and a towel tied around her neck. Her face was flushed from running, and she was a little more lively than usual.
Zhao Jiamin's ears were slightly red, "Well, see you in the evening..."
Seeing that they were about to arrive at the East 8 dormitory building, Zhao Jiamin finally replied: "It's not impossible to practice boxing, you have to teach it well..."
These were the students who returned late and started to grab the shower in the water room. Wen Yuanyi glanced at the alarm clock and said, "There are still ten minutes until lights out."
Zhao Jiamin nodded, "Then meet over there at eight o'clock in the evening. Ji Songxiang and Cheng Xiaohui, I will come..."
Apart from these textbooks, students have almost no other English reference materials.
If he can participate in the 'Canton Fair' this time, he can also get to know some foreigners who are resident in Yangcheng through the 'Canton Fair' and invite them to the 'English Corner'. Everyone will benefit from each other. They will learn Chinese and the students will learn English.
It can be seen that the country's promotion of English is gradual and imperative.
"See you tonight."
Zhao Jiamin's vocabulary is actually quite impressive, and her only weakness is pronunciation and proficiency.
"Hey, student union cadre! The meeting is dismissed so early!" Chen Xi threw his schoolbag on his desk and joked to Qiu Huoming.
Wen Yuanyi sighed, "Our high school English teacher used to teach Russian, and he has only learned English for a few years..."
Zhao Jiamin nodded curiously, "I'll try..."
This call of "teacher" made Qiu Huoming feel elated.
"Well, I've seen you a few times, but I didn't bother you..."
"Morning." Qiu Huoming took the English book and flipped through a few pages.
"Then let's go together and study at a later time. What do you think?" Zhao Jiamin suggested.
"Okay, let's put this book aside for now and learn in another way."
She untied the towel and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"That's not okay. As a woman of the new era, you have to be brave enough to disturb me... By the way, do you want to learn boxing? I can also teach you boxing."
These are all real good things. The only thing you have to worry about is the current environment. You can invite foreigners, but you can’t be too close to them. You must master this degree, and everything must be put on the table to ensure that the student union In the name of public, public to public, so that even if someone does something bad, they can't be caught.
Several roommates hadn't returned yet, so Qiu Huoming put down the radio and hurriedly went to take a shower. When the troops came back, the queue would be long.
"Speed! Hurry." Chen Xi quickly walked to the washstand, picked up the towel, and ran out with the washbasin.
Qiu Huoming paused and continued: "Let's simulate the situation at the Canton Fair. In other words, we are now having a situational dialogue."
"Hey, if other people in our class also want to learn, do you mind if they learn together?" Zhao Jiamin asked.
"Okay, everyone, come out after finishing your homework and find a fixed place, or near the gymnasium..."
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